Sun & moon times today, Mthatha, South Africa

Moon: 4.9%

Current Time:	May 6, 2024 at 8:33:12 am
Sunrise Today:	6:39 am↑ 71° East
Sunset Today:	5:22 pm↑ 289° West
Moonrise Today:	4:33 am↑ 81° East
Moonset Today:	4:10 pm↑ 283° West
Daylight Hours:	10 hours, 43 minutes (-1m 30s)

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Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Time:	8:33 am
Altitude:	20.6°
Direction:	54° NE
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 10h 42m 57s (May 6, 2024)

1 minute, 30 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 5, 2024)

37 minutes, 51 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 29 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

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Night	12:00 am – 5:16 am
Astro. Twilight	5:16 am – 5:45 am
Nautical Twilight	5:45 am – 6:14 am
Civil Twilight	6:14 am – 6:39 am
Daylight	6:39 am – 5:22 pm
Civil Twilight	5:22 pm – 5:48 pm
Nautical Twilight	5:48 pm – 6:17 pm
Astro. Twilight	6:17 pm – 6:46 pm
Night	6:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Mthatha - Next 7 Days

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2024	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 6	6:39 am	5:22 pm	10:42:57	−1:30	12:01 pm (41.7°)	93.785
May 7	6:40 am	5:21 pm	10:41:28	−1:29	12:01 pm (41.4°)	93.807
May 8	6:41 am	5:21 pm	10:40:00	−1:27	12:01 pm (41.1°)	93.829
May 9	6:41 am	5:20 pm	10:38:33	−1:26	12:01 pm (40.9°)	93.851
May 10	6:42 am	5:19 pm	10:37:08	−1:25	12:01 pm (40.6°)	93.872
May 11	6:43 am	5:18 pm	10:35:44	−1:23	12:01 pm (40.4°)	93.893
May 12	6:43 am	5:18 pm	10:34:21	−1:22	12:01 pm (40.1°)	93.914
* All times are local time for Mthatha. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinox	Mar 20	5:06 am
June solstice	Jun 20	10:51 pm
September equinox	Sep 22	2:44 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	11:21 am
* All times are local Mthatha time.

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Percent Illuminated:

4.9%

Time:	8:33 am
Altitude:	41.4°
Direction:	38° NE
Position:	Waning Crescent

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Moon in Mthatha - Next 7 days

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2024	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 6	4:33 am	4:10 pm	-	10:26 am	(48.7°)	225,742	4.5%
May 7	5:43 am	4:45 pm	-	11:18 am	(42.0°)	226,632	0.8%
May 8	6:54 am	5:26 pm	-	12:13 pm	(36.3°)	228,480	0.2%
May 9	8:06 am	6:12 pm	-	1:11 pm	(32.1°)	231,164	2.5%
May 10	9:15 am	7:05 pm	-	2:11 pm	(29.7°)	234,457	7.4%
May 11	10:18 am	8:04 pm	-	3:10 pm	(29.2°)	238,061	14.4%
May 12	11:12 am	9:05 pm	-	4:07 pm	(30.4°)	241,656	22.8%
* All times are local time for Mthatha. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Mthatha This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 6, 2024
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 4:36 am	Mon 4:15 pm	Mon 10:26 am	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Mon 6:02 am	Mon 5:01 pm	Mon 11:31 am	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Mon 3:23 am	Mon 3:25 pm	Mon 9:24 am	Average visibility
Jupiter	Mon 7:23 am	Mon 5:53 pm	Mon 12:38 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Saturn	Mon 2:03 am	Mon 2:40 pm	Mon 8:21 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 7:11 am	Mon 5:42 pm	Mon 12:27 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Mon 2:59 am	Mon 3:10 pm	Mon 9:04 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Mthatha.

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